Octameter

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Octameter \Oc*tam"e*ter\, n. [Cf.L. octameter in eight feet. See
     {Octa-}, and {meter}.] (Pros.)
     A verse containing eight feet; as, 
  
           Deep[bprime] in|to[bprime] the | dark[bprime]ness |
           peer[bprime]ing, | long[bprime] I | stood[bprime] there


           | wond'[bprime]ring, | fear[bprime]ing.  --Poe.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  octameter
       n : a verse line having eight metrical feet